[pct-l] JMT in late August with poncho rainfly

[mattjolley at comcast.net]

  I have heard from people who have experienced it  that you can get snowed in any month of the year in the Sierras. 



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From: "Bill Thoms" < wthomsjr at comcast.net > 
To: < pct-l at backcountry.net > 
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 1:05 PM 
Subject: [pct-l] JMT in late August with poncho rainfly 


> To offset the weight of a bear canister and extra food I am thinking of 
> doing the JMT southbound beginning in late summer without my 4 lb Clip 
> Flashlight tent.  My backpackers poncho can be rigged with my trekking 
> poles, two stakes and two guy lines with two more stakes into a long slim 
> rainfly.  I have a headnet and will obtain a piece of plastic for a 
> groundcloth.  I imagine I'd be all right but not if I encounter frequent 
> or 
> heavy rain and wind.  Comments? 
> 
> 
> 
> Also, I've gone a week with no stove and only cold food/drink.  Will two 
> plus weeks be different? 
> 
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